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Belgaum
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 15.850362°N 74.504672°E
Altitude: 762 m (2,500 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Belgaum Belgaum
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Southern Mahratta Railway

Belgaum, a town and district of British India, in the southern division of Bombay. The town is situated 245 miles south of Poona; it has a station on the Southern Mahratta railway.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Belgaum
Variants: Belgaon

Military history

Siege of Belgaum 1818

Churches

St Mary's Church, BelgaumBombay Diocesan Trust

Interior St Mary's Church, Belgaum